TOWER Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

TOWER Federal Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 354 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #146 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 29.1% (30.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

354Applicationsin NJ
30.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $295,000
$49MVolume20 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

29.1%Denial rate+11.41 pts vs state
30.8%Decision denial rate+7.79 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+7.31 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.51 pts vs state
$202kMedian applicant income
223Loans originated
103Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202337019336.2%7.00%#115
202437922433.5%7.75%#130
202535422329.1%7.00%#146

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 11% · 21.1% denied
Refinance 5 1% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 21% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 151 43% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 85 24% · 38.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 354 100% · 29.1% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 49 48%
Other 24 23%
Credit history 23 22%
Collateral 4 4%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most TOWER Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 502916 32.0%
Monmouth County 37277 18.9%
Union County 32217 21.9%
Morris County 32247 21.9%
Bergen County 291610 34.5%
Burlington County 241210 41.7%
Essex County 22183 13.6%
Camden County 19135 26.3%
Middlesex County 19116 31.6%
Atlantic County 1696 37.5%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
Bank of AmericaF 12,14230.6%6.00%
Citizens BankC 12,11328.9%7.40%
Crosscountry MortgageB 12,0425.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 10,81527.8%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 10,55215.3%6.38%
Guaranteed RateB 8,6435.5%6.58%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 354 applications in 2025, of which 223 were originated and 103 denied.

29.1% of all applications, or 30.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER Federal Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in New Jersey, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology